Hey everyone,

Sorry I haven't been able to blog lately. My schedule has been crazy. I am hoping though that I will be able to start up again. The second round of the playoffs showed us some very big upsets with Montreal Upsetting Pittsburgh in game 7 and Boston losing to Philadelphia in game 7 after being up 3-0 in that series. Chicago finished off Vancouver in game 6 and San Jose beat out Detroit in Game 5.

So now the conference finals go as final. In the Eastern Conference the match-up is Montreal vs. Philadelphia and after a "spanking" in game 1, the Canadians are down 1-0 in the series.

Over in the Western Conference, the San Jose Sharks are playing the Chicago Blackhawks. After being down in the first period of game 1, the Hawks managed to rally back for two goals and take the game 2-1 and taking the series lead 1-0. Game 2 for both conferences goes Tuesday.

That's all for now guys, I'm going to make my lover dinner then we are off to soccer. Have a good night everyone

De Haan fan 91

Hey everyone,
So last night I spent my night watching hockey, I enjoyed both of the games on last night but was dissapointed by one of them. The Detroit vs. San Jose game was a very well played game by Detroit showing that having home ice advantage does mean something in the playoffs. They walked in to the game 100 times more energized then when they were in San Jose. The Joe Louis Arena was jam packed with fans from ice level all the way to the rafters. The engery there was incredible but they still could not manage a win and the Sharks gained a 3-0 advantage over them. It is very unlikely that the Wings will come back from this disadvantage but only time will tell. Game 4 goes Thursday May 6th at 7:30pm.

Now the game I am dissapointed with is the Montreal game. The Canadians played and amazing fourty minutes and then fell apart and lost 2-0 to make the series 2-1 for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Now don't get me wrong I am a huge Halak fan but his defence fell apart and he couldn't handle the whole load himself. I still am very happy with the play of Hal Gill shutting down Sidney Crosby the way he is. Hopefully they can tie the series up in game 4 which goes Thursday May 6th at 7pm.

I am now going to set the scene for tonight. Game 3 of the Flyers Bruins series goes tonight at 7pm in about 45 minutes time. Personally I think that the Boston Bruins are going to take game 3 because their play of late has been incredible, their depth through all 4 lines is incredible and their goalie has played amazing through out the whole playoffs. I think Boston will take a 2-1 series lead tonight. As of now the series is tied at 1-1.

For game 3 of the Vancouver Chicago series, I am unsure of the outcome. The Blackhawks proved the other night that they aren't going down without a fight. The depth in Chicago's lineup may show tonight. The Cannucs are at home tonight and I am not sure what that is going to mean yet but it will be interesting to watch. I am making a prediction and I think CHICAGO is going to win a close one tonight but we will have to see.

That's all for now, Dinner time :P

De Haan fan 91

hey everyone.

I haven't been able to update my blog since saturday because I've been crazy busy. I realise that I don't have as much time for my blog anymore that with exams and all the comunity serive hours I'm trying to do. So for now I am going to drop my special Tuesday and Thursday topics and just focus on the playoffs for now and try to update it after every game.

So as it stands right now, in the Eastern Conference, the Montreal vs. Pittsburgh series is tied 1-1. They play game 3 tonight at 7:00pm. In the Boston vs. Philadelphia series, Boston have a nice 2-0 series lead and can take a stranglehold on it Wednesday at 7:00pm.

Now over in the West, The San Jose Sharks can take a huge lead over The Detroit Red Wings tonight in game three. The Sharks are up 2-0 in that series and have proven that they have the potential to dominate this series. Their only disadvantage is that they are playing at The Joe Louis Arena in Detroit tonight where the Wings have a very good record. It will be a good game for sure.

Now to update the biggest part of my NHL playoff blog. The Chicago Blackhawks rebounded from that horrible game one thumping to show that they aren't going down without a fight. The Hawks took game two evening up the series at 1-1. I think that they played a really good game, got in Roberto Luongo's face and just out played the Vancouver Canucks. Game 3 goes on Wednesday at 9:30pm Eastern time in Vancouver. It will be interesting to see.

Anyways, I am off to watch the games, I will either update tonight or tomorrow morning.

De Haan fan 91